| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 224 pages) |
| Contents |
Household economy in an Argentinean highland village -- Historical perspectives on Andean fairs -- The fair: A religious gathering of people and things -- Modalities of transactions at fairs -- Barter and the making of society |
| Summary |
"Despite the pervasiveness of barter across societies, this mode of transaction has largely escaped the anthropologist's gaze. Drawing on data from fairs in the Argentinean Andes, this book unveils both barter's regime of value and its related social performativity. It explores fairs' embeddedness within religious celebration, arguing that barter is addressed as a sacrifice to catholic figures and local ancestors, and thus challenging a pervasive view of barter as solely a non-monetary form of commodity exchange. Issues of value, identity, and exchange are considered, furthering our understanding of how social groups create themselves through material circulation"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 10, 2018) |
| Subject |
Barter -- Argentina -- Los Andes (Territory)
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Fairs -- Argentina -- Los Andes (Territory)
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Barter -- Social aspects
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
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Barter
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Fairs
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Argentina -- Los Andes (Territory)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018024653 |
| ISBN |
9781785336836 |
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1785336835 |
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